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Saturday, October 3, 2015

Thakkali Kootu / Tomato Kootu

Quick meal??? The first thing that comes to my mind is this kootu with steaming hot rice... This one is a life saver as it takes very few ingredients, not much preparation and the meal is very comforting and tasty...Ingredients
Tomato - 6Green Chili - 4 (adjust to taste)Coconut - 2 table spoonsCumin Seeds - 1/2 tea spoonMustard Seeds - 1/2 tea spoonUrad Dal / Ulutham Parupu - 1 tea spoonAsafetida - 1/8 tea spoonSalt - 1 1/2 tea spoonsOil - 1 table spoonCurry Leaves - 10Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tea spoon + 1/2 tea spoonPaasi Parupu / Yellow Moong Dal - 1/3 cupMethod
Pressure cook the dal with 1/4 tea spoon turmeric and 2/3 cup water until well doneMash it well and set asideCut the tomatoes into 1 inch pieces (roughly) and set asideHeat oil in a pan and add mustard seedsOnce the mustard seeds crackle, add the urad dal and red chili and saute until the dal becomes goldenAdd the curry leaves, tomatoes, asafetida, turmeric powder and saute for 2 minutesNow add a cup of water and let it come to a boilBlend together cumin seeds, green chili and coconut to a coarse paste and set asideAdd the mashed dal to the tomato and allow it to boilAdd the grinded paste and add about a cup of water.When it comes to a rolling boil, remove from heat and serve hot!!Serve this with roti or rice!!

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